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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

oI-Ho c. .BARER AND -JOsEPH A. BAUGHMAN, or AkRoN, OHIO, AND McoLIN- 'rooK YOUNG, OF FREDERICILMARYLAND, AssIcNoRs To 'rr-IE DIAMOND YIvnyroH COMPANY, or OHIO.

MACHINE FOR-MAKING MATCH-STICKS. l

' SPECIFICATION To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, OHIO C. BARBERand n JOSEPH A. BAUGHMAN, citizens of the United :tiosin Letters Patent No States, residing at Akron, county of Summit,

z and State of Ohio, and MoCLINTooK YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residingat Frederick, county of Frederick,- and State of v aryland, have invent-ed new and. useful Imjuvements in Machines for Making Matchments, as will be fully described hereinafter. -o

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents the front elevation of the machine; Fig. 2, a sectional view on the line a: ac, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan view; Fig. 4, -a longitudinal section through the cutter-head; Fig. 5, a plan View 2 5"y with the track-plate removed; Figc, a plan view,-par tial ly in section; Fig. 6,'a sectional View through the vcutter-head, showing the knives in the act of cutting the sticks from the block; Fig. 7a similar-view with the cut- 3o ting action completed; Fig. 8, a similar view with the abutment-block for sustaining the match-sticks in its advanced position and theA cutter-head in the act of making its upward movement for the purpose of inserting the 3 5 cutsticks into the perforated plate; Fig. 9, a

similar View with the cutter-head in its eX- treme upward position; Fig. 10, a plan view of the cutter-head With the grooved supporting-plates in position; Fig. 11, a plan view of 4o the. cutter-head Without the grooved supporting-plates; Fig. 12, a similar vieW with the knives removed;` Fig. 13, a similar View showing the abutInent-block for sustaining the match-sticks While subjected to the thrust action of the cutter-head; Fig. let, a plan view;

Fig. 15, a side view; Fig. 16, a front view of the upper plate 5 and the mechanisms for feeding the perforated plates; Fig. 17, a front view of the cutter-head, the abutment-block,

forming part of Lettefs Patent` No. 416,888, dated December 1o, 1889.

Application led April 49, 1889. Serial No. 306,572. (No model.) i i l the grooved supporting-plates, `and the upper guide-plate, with the lever for advancing the abutment-block; Fig. 18, a partial .plan view of the upper guide-plate; Fig. 19, a partial 1,

to describe fully its construction and manner" of operation. For convenience and clearness the description Will be given under several heads, as follows: First, the frame- Work second, the shafts and Inain actuating parts; third, the mechanism for actuating the cutter-head and the cutter-head proper; fourth, the abutmentblock for sustaining the match-sticks in the upward thrust of the cutter-head and the mechanism for actuating the same; fifth, the mechanism for feeding the blocks; sixth, the independent perforated plates and the mechanism for feedingthe same.

First, the framework-1, Fig. 1, represents the foundation-bed orbase-plate of the machine, and 2 and 3 vertical standards having the side beams t 4, adapted to support the upper plate 5,-as shown in Figs. 14 and 15.`

engages with the gear-Wheel 9. upon the camshaft 10, as shown. 11 and 12 represent cams upon the shaft 10, which cams are employed with the block-feeding mechanism, as hereinafter described.

terhead.1 3, Figs. 1 and 4, represents a crankpin on the end of the cam-shaft 10; 14 14,

. 9 T11/rime mechanism for actuating the cutconnecting-rods, and a shaft upon the cutter-head, as shown. 16 represents a counterbalance-weight. 17 represents-a base-plate upon the cutter-head, which is adapted for vertical movement between the standards 2 and 3 in any proper manner, or as shown in Fig. 5. 18 represents a frame-block upon which the cutters are supported, as shown. 19, Figs. 4 and 10, represents a cover-block of the knives or cutters. 20, Figs. 10, 24, and 25, represents the knives', which are held in socket-plates, as shown in Figs. 1, 12, and 13.

Fourth, the abutment-block for sustaining the match-Sticks in the upward thrust of the cutter-head and the mechanism foil actuating the same.-21, Figs. 4, 8, 12, and 17 represents the abutment-block, which is employed for sustaining the base ends of the match-sticks when, under the act-ion of the cutter-head, they are thrust into the perforated plate. 22, Fig. 12, vrepresents ways of any proper construction, upon which ways the abutmentblocks rest. 23, Figs. 12 and 17,1epresentsa lever attached to one end of the abutmentblock, as shown. 24, Figs. 1 and 17, represents a pin upon the end of the lever; 25, Fig. 1, a cam-plate having a slot, as shown, by means of which slot the lever is properly actuated to move the abutment block at the proper times into and ont of its operative posit-ions. 26, Figs. 17 and 19, represents a supportingplate, which is provided with grooves adapted to support the match-sticks throughout a large portion of their length. 1 27, Figs. 17 and 18, represents 'an upper plate adapted to guide the upper ends of the match-sticks into the beveled openings of the perforated plates. 28, Figs. 6 and 17, represents a block provided Ywith pins which are adapted to enter the openings in the knives at the end of the cutting action. The joint operation of the abutmentblock and the cutt-er-head is as follows: By means of the actuating' mechanism a vertical movement'is imparted to the cutter-head, in the manner well understood. By the downward movement of the head the knives are caused to cut the sticks from the blocks, as shown in Fig. 6. At the end of the cutting action the knives are caused to move over the pins, and by this means the match-sticks are entered into the opening of the knives far enough to prevent their lower ends from coming in contact with the abutment-block when it moves into its operative position. The position of the parts when the knives are completing the cutting action is shown in Fig. 7. The position of the parts when the abutment-block has moved into its operative position and the cutter-head is about to finish its upward movement is shown in Fig. 8. The position of the parts when the cutter-head has entered the line of sticks cut from the block into the proper series of openings in the perforated plate is shown in Fig. 9.

Fifth, the mechanism for fcech/lzfg the Mocha-41 represents the cam before referred to on the shaft 10, and 29, Fig. 20, a pivoted lever which at one end is adapted to be properly acted uponV bythe cam 11, as shown. 30,

Figs. 1 and 20, represents av feeding-bar attached at oneV end Vto the upper end of the` lower-block; 34, a cord; 35 and 36, pulleys,

and 37 a weight by means of which the blocks are advanced` toward the feeding mechanism proper. 38 38, Fig. 10, represent spring-plates resting upon the blocks; and

39, Fig. 4, bearing-blocks which are adjustably held in contact with the stick-blocks by levers,`as shown. The machine, it will be observed, is adapted to cut the sticks from two rows of blocks at one operation.

S1xth,the 'independentperforated plates and the mechanism jorfeedfng the sama- 40, Figs. 3, 14, and 23, represent an independent perforated plate, which is provided with the catch 41, Fig. 23, by means of which the plates are united in a rcontinuous series, as shown in Fig. These plates are provided with a series of perforations, which perforations are beveled upon the lower side of the plate for the purpose of facilitating the introduction of the match-sticks. 42 represents a framepiece journaled in proper bearings, as shown inY Figs. 14, 15, and 16. 43 represents a leverarm, and 44 a connecting-rod by means of which the end of the lever-arm is united to to the cutter-head in vany suitable manner. 45 represents a shaft, having pusher-bars 46 rigidly attached thereto at proper points, the free ends vof -which are adapt-ed to engage with the perforations, as shown in Figs. 3 and 14. 47 and 43 represent adj Listing-screws by means of which the position of the shaft and pusher-bars is adjusted in relation to the frame-piece 42 in such manner as to cause the accurate registration of the ends of the pusher-bars with the openings in the plates. 49, Figs. 14 and 15, represent a slotted stud or block by means of which the pusher-bars are held accurately in their proper lateral positions. 50, Fig, 16, represents a curved plate having bearingsurfaces adapted to rest upon the upper sides of the perforated plates, near their edges, as shown. 51 represents a spring-plate held at its ends by the set-screws 52, as shown. The center of this spring-plate rests upon the center of the curved plate, as in Fig. 16. By means of the adjusting-screws the amount of pressure upon the plates may be determined at will. 53, Figs. 14 and 15, represents a bracebeam which is adapted to furnish a proper IOO IIO

`sticks are thrust into the sameby, the action l of the` cutter-head.

The general Operation of the parts isas. follows: Motion having` been commu-nicated to the machine, the cutter-head iscaused to have vertical reciprocationbetween the standards Zand 3. By the downward movement of the cutter-head a .row ofmatch-sticks is cut from the prepared stick-blocks, which are presented to the cutters Von diagonal lines. In the act of completing the cutting action the Openings in the cutters are caused to move over the pins in block, 28,- for thepurpose of entering the sticks heldin these Openings into the cutter a sufficient distance to remove their base ends from the range of action of the abutment-block. The abut-l ment-block then at the properhtimeis. moved in beneath the cutters bythefaction of Athe plate 25, having the Cain-slot, as shown, and thelever` 23 witlipin 24. In this position of lthe abutment-block the base ends of the -The entrance also of thesticks into the Openings Of the plate isfacilitated bythebeveled form of the same. The plate itself is prop-h erly held (against the thrust Aaction of the cutter-head in the introduction of the matchsticks by the brace-beam 53. The match-.

sticks, in the upward movement of the cutterhead, are held firmly in position against the i baseof `the grooves of the grooved supporting-plate by the peculiar construction Of the cutters. The prepared stick-blocks are advanced in two rows to the cutters on diagonal lines, andare held in their movement by proper springs, which bear uponthe upper surfaces Of the same, asshown. By presenting the blocks to the action Of the cutters on diagonal lines it is possible-to cut the block without material waste, because the project- `ing portions of the block left by the cutters in one descending movement are presented to the action of lthe cutters in the next descending movement, the block itself being advanced vat this time into the proper position to permit this action. The perforated plates are advanced by the action Of the pusher-.bars 46, i

Having thus fully described our invention,

what we claim as new,-and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf In combination with the abutment-block 21, the supporting-Ways 22, the lever 23, having the pin 24, and thecam-plate and slot, as described. l Y

This specification signed and witnessed this 20th day of March, 1889.

. OHIO C. BARBER.

JOSEPH A, BAUGHMAN. MOOLINTOCK YOUNG. Witnesses for .Barber and Baughman:

.JAMES HOPKINS, HENRY K. SAUBER. Witnesses for Young:

J. K. ROBINSON, H. S. MORROW.

It is hereby certified that the assignee, The Diamond Match Company, in Let Patent No. 416,888, gratedDcember 10, 1889, npon4 the application of Ohio C. ber and Joseph A. Bau ghman, of Akron, Ohio, and McGlintock Young-grof Fredel Maryland, for an improvenlent in Machines for Making Match-Sticksshould 1 j been described and specified as The Diamond Match Company, of Akron, Ohio, a i ,poration of Connecticut, instead of The Diamond )Match Gompany,`o'f Ohio, that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the s may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this llthday ofJuly, AQD. 1.893.

[SEAL] i t i JNO. REYNOLDS,

. A Assistant Secretary of the Interi( Gountersigned:

1 JOHN S. SEYMQUR,

Commissioner of Patents. 

